Links to the past, with relevance today:

GREG IN HOLLYWOOD: Dolly Parton recalls her lawsuit against Porter Wagoner while lending support to Britney Spears. She also compares herself to Mae West. It amazes me how Mae West is a punchline and Madonna is a source of contempt but Dolly is able to do it and be beloved at all times. I guess she is just THAT sympathetic.

CBS NEWS: The history of the coveted Wheaties box.
NYDN: Why Netflix saved NYC's famed Paris Theatre.
KENNETH IN THE (212): An ode to the mettle of Steffi Graf, circa 1988.